Grenada: St George’s in the 90s

Grenada

Today’s travel photo is from St George´s, Grenada.

Grenada was virtually an unknown country to me before I went to uni in the USA in the 80s. Then, two things made me aware of the tiny Caribbean country. One: many of my American fellow pre-med students planned to do their post-graduate studies at the medical school in Grenada, (while I decided not to go to any medical school at all – and changed fields to economics instead).

And two: Ronald Reagan was worried about Grenada’s pro-communist government and Cuban connections, and decided to invade the little island nation in what was secretly known as Operation Urgent Fury. Queen Elizabeth was none too pleased. Neither was the UN. The General Assembly deeply deplored the armed intervention in Grenada, calling it a flagrant violation of international law.

I sailed to Grenada in the early 90s and remember a green, verdant island full of spice. I also remember being slightly concerned about two guys we hired to take us around the island who giggled like little girls whenever they heard the Norwegian word for nutmeg. Muskat isn’t that funny a word, but then they were both high as kites.

Grenada rarely makes the headlines here in Europe. In fact, I only remember hearing about it twice in the last ten or fifteen years: when Hurricane Ivan hit the island in 2004, and when Grenada co-hosted the World Cricket Cup in 2007.

I’ve heard about the medical school and Grenada always seems to get good marks as being a very beautiful island.
Isn’t it also called the Spice Island?Leigh recently posted..Photo Essay of Puglia, Italy

These shots are amazing. I have to admit that I had not heard much about Grenada until I came across your post today. St. George’s looks beautiful, and I’m sure there would be much more to see and explore in the city. The colonial-era type Phone booth is pretty interesting.

Oh, you’ve brought back some disturbing memories here of the invasion and the aftermath. I lost a few friends then. Coincidentally, just last night I got an email from another friend
with some political updates.
Anyway, the Spice Island is a beautiful place and your photos definitely do it justice. Thanks for sharing, Sophie.InsideJourneys recently posted..My Travel Seven Super Shots – Jamaica

I remember the invasion very well but know very little else about Granada. It looks like a beautiful spot. I assume it must get a fair bit of rain to be so green.Lisa recently posted..Le Jet d’Eau (The Fountain)

Grenada..the Spice Island. We were there on a cruise stop a few years ago and it was such an interesting and pretty island. I still have spices in my cupboard (not sure if it’s still good). We actually know a couple of people who went to Grenada for medical school. So, I’ve always associated it to spices and doctors =)Mary @ The World Is A Book recently posted..Wandering through the Alcazar of Segovia

My husband and I also visited Grenada on a cruise. It was my favorite of the five islands we visited. Hiking to Seven Sisters Falls was one of the highlights of our trip and Grand Anse is a beautiful beach. We brought home a bag of whole nutmeg and the smell makes me happy whenever I grate a bit of it.

Grenada hasn’t really been on my radar, but it certainly looks lovely. I like how you shared so much great info about the island in just those few short paragraphs!Andi at The Particular Traveler recently posted..Road Trip in India